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Caprylic Acid

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Noun

1. caprylic acid

a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caprylic Acid

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a fatty acid, (CH3)(CH2)6COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Caprylic Acid

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n.
A liquid fatty acid, C8H16O2, found in coconut oil and other fats and oils and having a rancid taste. It is used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and fungicides. Also called octanoic acid.

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